RECON: TNO occultation with 523700

Event between (523700) 14GM54 and star GA1000:18510028 with event index number of 2090142

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/10/23 04:39:44 UTC

J2000 position of star is 20:33:40.6 +11:31:37
Equinox of date position of star is 20:34:46.1 +11:36:23
Stellar brightness G=16.4, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 149 degrees from the moon. Moon is 45% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=22.1

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TNO is 29.7 AU from the Sun and 29.5 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 18.7 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.2 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 106 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3073 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21390.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.2
Diameter=229.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.9 sec chord
Diameter=93.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E+6:4II
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523700, (2027/10/23 04:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:42:22.9 +45:22:51  1.3 33.79 116
Tarazed        19:47:34.9 +10:40:58  2.7 11.67 148
2Eps Del       20:34:32.5 +11:23:58  4.0  0.25 150
PPM 138507     20:32:31.6 +11:21:16  7.9  0.66 150
2Eps Del       20:34:32.5 +11:23:58  4.0  0.25 150
523700         20:35:00.2 +11:37:25 16.4       149
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 12.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=9.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
CU-SBO 04:37:04 -49.7 Dark Down 39.8 248.9 Up 04:27:44 - 04:46:25 4662
Dunrhomin 04:37:03 -49.6 Dark Down 39.7 248.8 Up 04:27:43 - 04:46:24 4657
George/Scottsdale 04:37:40 -48.3 Dark Down 46.9 248.8 Up 04:28:20 - 04:47:01 4457
Yuma 04:37:47 -46.6 Dark Down 49.4 247.4 Up 04:28:27 - 04:47:08 4282
Patrick 04:37:32 -46.1 Dark Down 47.8 245.2 Up 04:28:12 - 04:46:53 4261
Lake Havasu City 04:37:36 -46.1 Dark Down 48.5 245.7 Up 04:28:16 - 04:46:57 4255
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:37:33 -45.7 Dark Down 48.4 244.8 Up 04:28:13 - 04:46:54 4217
Calipatria 04:37:43 -45.7 Dark Down 50.0 246.1 Up 04:28:23 - 04:47:04 4203
Idyllwild 04:37:41 -44.6 Dark Down 50.6 244.2 Up 04:28:21 - 04:47:02 4097
Sleaford 04:36:07 -41.3 Dark Down 35.1 239.6 Up 04:26:47 - 04:45:28 4034
Beatty 04:37:24 -43.4 Dark Down 49.2 240.8 Up 04:28:04 - 04:46:45 4006
Wildwood 04:37:40 -42.9 Dark Down 51.9 241.9 Up 04:28:19 - 04:47:00 3942
Bishop 04:37:22 -42.0 Dark Down 50.1 238.5 Up 04:28:02 - 04:46:43 3872
Hawthorne 04:37:16 -41.4 Dark Down 49.7 237.1 Up 04:27:56 - 04:46:37 3822
Lee Vining 04:37:19 -41.2 Dark Down 50.3 237.1 Up 04:27:59 - 04:46:40 3802
Yerington 04:37:13 -40.8 Dark Down 49.8 236.0 Up 04:27:52 - 04:46:33 3769
Gardnerville 04:37:13 -40.4 Dark Down 50.2 235.4 Up 04:27:53 - 04:46:34 3727
Carson City 04:37:10 -40.2 Dark Down 50.1 235.0 Up 04:27:49 - 04:46:30 3717
Reno 04:37:11 -40.1 Dark Down 49.9 234.7 Up 04:27:50 - 04:46:31 3705
Portola 04:37:10 -39.5 Dark Down 50.2 233.6 Up 04:27:49 - 04:46:30 3650
Cedarville 04:37:01 -39.1 Dark Down 49.0 232.3 Up 04:27:40 - 04:46:21 3622
Gimple 04:37:08 -39.1 Dark Down 50.2 232.8 Up 04:27:47 - 04:46:28 3612
Quincy 04:37:08 -39.1 Dark Down 50.4 232.9 Up 04:27:48 - 04:46:29 3611
Greenville 04:37:08 -39.1 Dark Down 50.3 232.7 Up 04:27:47 - 04:46:28 3605
PNWRO 04:36:38 -38.0 Dark Down 45.5 230.0 Up 04:27:17 - 04:45:58 3565
Fall River/Burney 04:37:04 -38.4 Dark Down 50.0 231.3 Up 04:27:43 - 04:46:24 3547
Klamath Falls 04:36:57 -37.7 Dark Down 49.5 229.8 Up 04:27:37 - 04:46:18 3486
Chiloquin 04:36:56 -37.5 Dark Down 49.3 229.3 Up 04:27:35 - 04:46:16 3471
Bend 04:36:47 -37.3 Dark Down 48.0 228.7 Up 04:27:27 - 04:46:08 3465
Oregon Observatory 04:36:48 -37.3 Dark Down 48.2 228.7 Up 04:27:27 - 04:46:08 3461
Toppenish/White Swan 04:36:36 -36.9 Dark Down 46.0 227.9 Up 04:27:16 - 04:45:57 3454
Maupin 04:36:42 -37.0 Dark Down 47.2 228.0 Up 04:27:22 - 04:46:03 3446
Sisters 04:36:47 -37.0 Dark Down 48.0 228.2 Up 04:27:26 - 04:46:07 3440
Okanogan 04:36:26 -36.5 Dark Down 44.3 227.3 Up 04:27:05 - 04:45:46 3437
Yakima 04:36:35 -36.7 Dark Down 46.0 227.5 Up 04:27:15 - 04:45:56 3435
Brewster 04:36:28 -36.5 Dark Down 44.6 227.3 Up 04:27:07 - 04:45:48 3434
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:36:22 -36.3 Dark Down 43.8 227.1 Up 04:27:02 - 04:45:43 3428
The Dalles 04:36:40 -36.7 Dark Down 47.0 227.6 Up 04:27:19 - 04:46:00 3426
Wenatchee 04:36:32 -36.5 Dark Down 45.3 227.2 Up 04:27:11 - 04:45:52 3423
Ellensburg 04:36:33 -36.5 Dark Down 45.7 227.2 Up 04:27:12 - 04:45:53 3423
Manson/Chelan 04:36:29 -36.4 Dark Down 44.9 227.0 Up 04:27:09 - 04:45:50 3418
Oliver 04:36:22 -36.1 Dark Down 43.7 226.8 Up 04:27:02 - 04:45:43 3409
Penticton 04:36:20 -35.9 Dark Down 43.5 226.5 Up 04:26:59 - 04:45:40 3397
Kelowna 04:36:20 -35.8 Dark Down 43.2 226.4 Up 04:26:59 - 04:45:40 3390
Summerland 04:36:20 -35.8 Dark Down 43.5 226.3 Up 04:27:00 - 04:45:41 3387
Peachland 04:36:21 -35.7 Dark Down 43.5 226.1 Up 04:27:00 - 04:45:41 3376
Kamloops 04:36:15 -34.9 Dark Down 43.1 224.8 Up 04:26:55 - 04:45:36 3306
Victoria 04:36:25 -34.1 Dark Down 46.0 222.5 Up 04:27:04 - 04:45:45 3185

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 523700, (2027/10/23 04:40UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Deneb          20:41:25.9 +45:16:49  1.3 33.79 116
Tarazed        19:46:15.6 +10:36:48  2.7 11.67 148
2Eps Del       20:33:12.8 +11:18:11  4.0  0.25 150
PPM 138507     20:31:12.0 +11:15:34  7.9  0.66 150
2Eps Del       20:33:12.8 +11:18:11  4.0  0.25 150
523700         20:33:40.6 +11:31:37 16.4       149
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/11/24 02:43:22 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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